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WISCONSI N
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
c. r, Mcdonald, jr.. president
H. S.THAYER. VICE-PRESIDENT
R. C. BRETH. SECRETARY
oscar bielefeldtTO THE U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS:
FRANK HALLADAY
A. A. DEERING
JOSEPH H. MULLOY
otto rachals, mayor Supplementing the brief submitted by the Broxvn
County Harbor Commission which deals primarily with figures we will omit figures. This brief is a forecast and
to emphasize the importance of the St. Lawrence Sea Way
to Green Bay as it appears to the Industrial Development
Authority of the City of Green Bay.
Green Bay has long realized the importance of its
geographical location in relationship to the future of the
great Midwest, a position that becomes increasingly more
important as the date for the completion of the St.
Lawrence Sea Way approaches. Here is actually the port of
entry to 11 states (see map enclosed) of the Middle West
that lie west of Green Bay back to the Rocky Mountains.
It is the port of entry that can be compared only
to the port of New York, and with the completion of the
St. Lawrence Sea Way it brings t.he Atlantic Ocean some
1000 miles closer to these 11 states. This position
comes about because of the overland railway connections
between Green Bay and these states which makes it possible
for the 11 states west to the Rocky Mountains to bring
their products for export to Green Bay and load in ships
for ports of the world, rather than doing as they have
been doing ever since the founding of this country, sending them by rail these 1000 miles overland to the port
of New York.
To realize to the fullest the importance of the
position of Green Bay as the port of entry for these states
of course means the provision of a water way that will
enable ocean-going vessels that are permissible to enter
the St. Lawrence Sea Way to come to Green Bay. That is
the real reason why the channel of Green Bay must be 27
feet deep. We must provide the water way so the oceangoing traffic can utilize this great inland port.
During recent years Green Bay has had a certain
recognition as a port, as evidenced by the summary of
import and export tonnage compiled by H. M. Kalupske
Deputy Collector of Customs in Green Bay. For 1956 he
reported that 106,702 standard tons of foreign import

This folder includes a wide variety of promotional materials about the Green Bay Harbor, materials about the St. Lawrence Seaway, legal documents regarding usage of materials from the Green Bay Harbor and navigation improvements of the Green Bay Harbor. There are several maps of proposed ideas for development to the Green Bay Harbor, as well as materials analyzing the commerce and International trade usage of the Great Lakes. There is also a proposal about the Northwest Side Urban Renewal Project, which includes statistics about city demographics of Green Bay, Kenosha, and Racine, Wisconsin. There is a small amount of correspondence from Port Advisor Donald F. Wood and Port Director John F. Sainsbury.

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Industrial Development Authority of the City of Green Bay Correspondence, p.1

State/Province

Wisconsin

County

Brown

Place

Green Bay

Year

1960

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WISCONSI N
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
c. r, Mcdonald, jr.. president
H. S.THAYER. VICE-PRESIDENT
R. C. BRETH. SECRETARY
oscar bielefeldtTO THE U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS:
FRANK HALLADAY
A. A. DEERING
JOSEPH H. MULLOY
otto rachals, mayor Supplementing the brief submitted by the Broxvn
County Harbor Commission which deals primarily with figures we will omit figures. This brief is a forecast and
to emphasize the importance of the St. Lawrence Sea Way
to Green Bay as it appears to the Industrial Development
Authority of the City of Green Bay.
Green Bay has long realized the importance of its
geographical location in relationship to the future of the
great Midwest, a position that becomes increasingly more
important as the date for the completion of the St.
Lawrence Sea Way approaches. Here is actually the port of
entry to 11 states (see map enclosed) of the Middle West
that lie west of Green Bay back to the Rocky Mountains.
It is the port of entry that can be compared only
to the port of New York, and with the completion of the
St. Lawrence Sea Way it brings t.he Atlantic Ocean some
1000 miles closer to these 11 states. This position
comes about because of the overland railway connections
between Green Bay and these states which makes it possible
for the 11 states west to the Rocky Mountains to bring
their products for export to Green Bay and load in ships
for ports of the world, rather than doing as they have
been doing ever since the founding of this country, sending them by rail these 1000 miles overland to the port
of New York.
To realize to the fullest the importance of the
position of Green Bay as the port of entry for these states
of course means the provision of a water way that will
enable ocean-going vessels that are permissible to enter
the St. Lawrence Sea Way to come to Green Bay. That is
the real reason why the channel of Green Bay must be 27
feet deep. We must provide the water way so the oceangoing traffic can utilize this great inland port.
During recent years Green Bay has had a certain
recognition as a port, as evidenced by the summary of
import and export tonnage compiled by H. M. Kalupske
Deputy Collector of Customs in Green Bay. For 1956 he
reported that 106,702 standard tons of foreign import

We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org.